Would it be safe to jack up both front and rear with good Esco jack stands? My floor has 1/4" slope per foot. I've been doing the front and rear separately with cheesy Craftsman Chinese made jack stands. They have a narrow base and I would never try to put the car on all 4 stands with them. Been thinking of buying the Esco stands from Pelican and another floor jack. It would make maintenance easier.

Btw, I want to get a 4 post lift next spring and would like to install it without tearing up and repairing concrete. Could the lift be leveled with shims or plates. Has anyone had this problem? I'm sure someone has installed on a sloped surface.

I think they'd be fine. I have some and the Esco stands are very stable and sturdy. As long as you put them in correct spots on the car. The round feet and three leg stability I think is key, as is good construction and welds and the secure cotter pin locked height adjustment pins. I believe they are each rated for 3 tons.

Good luck!

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Kevin

1987 ROW coupe, Marine blue, with a couple extra goodies.

The cars we love the best are the ones with human traits, warts and all.

I, too, have the Esco stands and find them to be the best, especially for the front. My ‘87 has jack points that are flat, so the flat pad of the Esco work great there. In the rear, you can use more conventional stands with the notch, which can go under the torsion bar covers.

I also have a 4 post lift. It has a leveling feature which allows for the car to be level if the surface is not. In my case my garage floor is pretty level, but still off a bit. By adjusting the lift, the platform where the car sits is dead nuts level, and I do corner balancing from it. Not sure how much tollerance there is to achieve a level platform from a sloping surface, but I imagine it is a fair amount. You can check with which ever brands you evaluate.

Iím having a guy Who installs for Bend pack look at my garage next week I talked to Bend Pack and told me heís a fabricator also so maybe heíll have a solution for the garage floor slope and be able to make some custom ramps I think Iím gonna have them install.

im with ken. why over compensate? I have a set of the two orangies from HF and a larger set of the same type for the diesel and jeep's due to heights. the largies work awesome on the torsion caps or even tubes when the tbars are being removed.

it all really comes down to being able to competently put any car on four stands and being willing to shake your work (hard) before you crawl under it...

take this from the guy that built my own orangy HF stand pads for the 10 months use on my 996tt before it was sold. being cheap is the mother of invention in my garage.